Rule 8-111 - Designation of Parties; References(a)Formal Designation.(1)No Prior Appellate Decision. When no prior appellate decision has been rendered, the party first appealing the decision of the trial court shall be designated the appellant and the adverse party shall be designated the appellee. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the opposing parties to a subsequently filed appeal shall be designated the cross-appellant and cross-appellee.(2)Prior Appellate Decision. In an appeal to the Supreme Court from a decision by the Appellate Court or by a circuit court exercising appellate jurisdiction, the party seeking review of the most recent decision shall be designated the petitioner and the adverse party shall be designated the respondent. Except as otherwise specifically provided or necessarily implied, the term "appellant as used in the Rules in this Title shall include a petitioner and the term "appellee shall include a respondent. Cross reference: See Rule 8-305 for designation of parties in cases certified pursuant to the Maryland Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act.
(b)Alternative References. In the interest of clarity, the parties are encouraged to use the designations used in the trial court, the actual names of the parties, or descriptive terms such as "employer, "insured, "seller, "husband, and "wife in papers filed with the Court and in oral argument.(c) Victims and Victims' Representatives. Although not a party to a criminal or juvenile proceeding, a victim of a crime or a delinquent act or a victim's representative may: (1) file an application for leave to appeal to the Appellate Court from an interlocutory or a final order under Code, Criminal Procedure Article, § 11-103 and Rule 8-204; or (2) participate in the same manner as a party regarding the rights of the victim or victim's representative.Md. R. Rev. Ct. App. & Spec. App. 8-111
This Rule is derived as follows:
Section (a) is derived in part from former Rule 827 and in part new.
Section (b) is derived from Fed. R. App. P. 28(d).
Section (c) is new.
Adopted Nov. 19, 1987, eff. 7/1/1988. Amended Dec. 4, 2007, eff. 1/1/2008; 9/10/2009, eff. 10/1/2009; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.HISTORICAL NOTES
2007 Orders
The December 4, 2007, order, added section (c); added the cross reference following section (c) and updated the source note.
2009 Orders
The September 10, 2009, order, in section (a)(1), substituted "the opposing parties for "the parties.
See Rule 1-326 for service and notice to attorneys for victims and victims' representatives regarding the rights of victims and representatives.